Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Youve got to have that madness in your mind to win, win, win. Youve got to have that somewhere, but it cant consume you. The singular story of football's hardest man and sharpest mind. This story begins in infamy. Everyones first glimpse of the man is of ferocious blows struck in grand finals, his name splashed in headlines across the back pages of the tabloids. Its the 1970s, its Richmond: kill or be killed. There was a time when almost every football watcher who heard Neil Balmes name would react with disapproval. My God, what a bruiser . . . A dangerous fellow . . . And those who knew him would quickly deny these accusations. Hes not a brute, you know, hes a thinker . . . A mild-mannered bloke, easygoing. The great paradox of Balme is the violence and the pacifism, the mayhem and the calm, the rough justice and the gentleness. Hes a cold-blooded thug; hes a soft-hearted healer; hes a villain and a hero. Balme is unique in having spent longer than anyone else in clubland. Richmond, Norwood, Melbourne, Collingwood, Geelong and Richmond again over fifty years. Hes seen and created limitless change in those decades. So how did Neil Balme go from being the infamous on-field enforcer of the 1970s to the avuncular guru the football world knows and loves today? After eleven premierships, an aura surrounds the man. Get Balme to your club and success will follow. What has he to tell us of football, of the high times and the low, of the champs and the egos? Of Royce and GR, of Diamond Joe, of Eddie and Mick, of Bomber, of Dimma? And of life and the human heart? Balmes tale is, unsurprisingly, a mix of hard truth and unerring compassion. The long-awaited memoir of one of AFLs hardest players and most respected behind-the-scenes coaches. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781761042102
Seller: Lost and Found Books, Healesville, VIC, Australia
soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st edition. Illustrated with photographs in colour and black and white. 24 cm. XII, 324 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers, light creasing. Seller Inventory # 54222
Seller: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australia
Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 324 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. Seller Inventory # 214681
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Seller: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australia
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 324 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. Seller Inventory # 216208
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Seller: Book Grocer, Tullamarine, VIC, Australia
Secondhand, Paperback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Anson Cameron Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 The long-awaited memoir of one of AFL's hardest players and most respected coaches. 'You've got to have that madness in your mind to win, win, win. You've got to have that somewhere, but it can't consume you.' The singular story of football's hardest man and sharpest mind. This story begins in infamy. Everyone's first glimpse of the man is of ferocious blows struck in grand finals, his name splashed in headlines across the back pages of the tabloids. It's the 1970s, it's Richmond- kill or be killed. There was a time when almost every football watcher who heard Neil Balme's name would react with disapproval. My God, what a bruiser . . . A dangerous fellow . . . And those who knew him would quickly deny these accusations. He's not a brute, you know, he's a thinker . . . A mild-mannered bloke, easygoing. The great paradox of Balme is the violence and the pacifism, the mayhem and the calm, the rough justice and the gentleness. He's a cold-blooded thug; he's a soft-hearted healer; he's a villain and a hero. Balme is unique in having spent longer than anyone else in clubland. Richmond, Norwood, Melbourne, Collingwood, Geelong and Richmond again - over fifty years. He's seen and created limitless change in those decades. So how did Neil Balme go from being the infamous on-field enforcer of the 1970s to the avuncular guru the football world knows and loves today? After eleven premierships, an aura surrounds the man. Get Balme to your club and success will follow. What has he to tell us of football, of the high times and the low, of the champs and the egos? Of Royce and GR, of Diamond Joe, of Eddie and Mick, of Bomber, of Dimma? And of life and the human heart? Balme's tale is, unsurprisingly, a mix of hard truth and unerring compassion. Secondhand, Paperback. Seller Inventory # 9781761042102-SECONDHAND
Seller: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Youve got to have that madness in your mind to win, win, win. Youve got to have that somewhere, but it cant consume you. The singular story of football's hardest man and sharpest mind. This story begins in infamy. Everyones first glimpse of the man is of ferocious blows struck in grand finals, his name splashed in headlines across the back pages of the tabloids. Its the 1970s, its Richmond: kill or be killed. There was a time when almost every football watcher who heard Neil Balmes name would react with disapproval. My God, what a bruiser . . . A dangerous fellow . . . And those who knew him would quickly deny these accusations. Hes not a brute, you know, hes a thinker . . . A mild-mannered bloke, easygoing. The great paradox of Balme is the violence and the pacifism, the mayhem and the calm, the rough justice and the gentleness. Hes a cold-blooded thug; hes a soft-hearted healer; hes a villain and a hero. Balme is unique in having spent longer than anyone else in clubland. Richmond, Norwood, Melbourne, Collingwood, Geelong and Richmond again over fifty years. Hes seen and created limitless change in those decades. So how did Neil Balme go from being the infamous on-field enforcer of the 1970s to the avuncular guru the football world knows and loves today? After eleven premierships, an aura surrounds the man. Get Balme to your club and success will follow. What has he to tell us of football, of the high times and the low, of the champs and the egos? Of Royce and GR, of Diamond Joe, of Eddie and Mick, of Bomber, of Dimma? And of life and the human heart? Balmes tale is, unsurprisingly, a mix of hard truth and unerring compassion. The long-awaited memoir of one of AFLs hardest players and most respected behind-the-scenes coaches. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781761042102
Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Youve got to have that madness in your mind to win, win, win. Youve got to have that somewhere, but it cant consume you. The singular story of football's hardest man and sharpest mind. This story begins in infamy. Everyones first glimpse of the man is of ferocious blows struck in grand finals, his name splashed in headlines across the back pages of the tabloids. Its the 1970s, its Richmond: kill or be killed. There was a time when almost every football watcher who heard Neil Balmes name would react with disapproval. My God, what a bruiser . . . A dangerous fellow . . . And those who knew him would quickly deny these accusations. Hes not a brute, you know, hes a thinker . . . A mild-mannered bloke, easygoing. The great paradox of Balme is the violence and the pacifism, the mayhem and the calm, the rough justice and the gentleness. Hes a cold-blooded thug; hes a soft-hearted healer; hes a villain and a hero. Balme is unique in having spent longer than anyone else in clubland. Richmond, Norwood, Melbourne, Collingwood, Geelong and Richmond again over fifty years. Hes seen and created limitless change in those decades. So how did Neil Balme go from being the infamous on-field enforcer of the 1970s to the avuncular guru the football world knows and loves today? After eleven premierships, an aura surrounds the man. Get Balme to your club and success will follow. What has he to tell us of football, of the high times and the low, of the champs and the egos? Of Royce and GR, of Diamond Joe, of Eddie and Mick, of Bomber, of Dimma? And of life and the human heart? Balmes tale is, unsurprisingly, a mix of hard truth and unerring compassion. The long-awaited memoir of one of AFLs hardest players and most respected behind-the-scenes coaches. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781761042102
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